You know what I find really annoying? Back when I took that screenwriting class, the professor told us time and time again to avoid words that end in "ly" and "is/are" words when writing our screenplays. For three straight weeks he told us to avoid those words.
But now I read a bunch of screenplays online (many can be found at http://www.script-o-rama.com) and what do I see? Tons of "is/are" words and words that end in "ly." I guess these are written by more established screenplay writers who can do almost anything they want, but it's a tad annoying when I'm told to not do something and then I see a bunch of other people doing it.
Oh, and as an aside, give the Buffy the Vampire Slayer screenplay a read. Much better than how the movie actually turned out.
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